Remains of Missing 5-Year-Old Boy Found After 18 Years
CARROLL COUNTY, Va. (WJW) – The Carroll County Sheriff’s Office in Virginia has confirmed that the remains of a 5-year-old boy who went missing in 2003 have finally been found.
Logan Bowman was last seen in Carroll County, Virginia in January of 2003. After nearly 18 years of searching, the sheriff’s office announced that the remains were discovered in a wooded area in Galax, Va. last year. The office used forensic genetic genealogy to develop a full DNA profile, leading to the confirmation that the remains belonged to Logan.
The investigators revealed that the remains had been in the wooded area for an extended period of time.
Logan’s biological mother Cynthia Davis and her then-boyfriend Dennis Schermerhorn were charged in connection with his disappearance in 2003. Schermerhorn faced a charge of felony murder, but it was dismissed in 2004 due to lack of evidence. Davis, on the other hand, was sentenced to 15 years for second-degree murder, according to WSLS.
Following the discovery of the child’s body, new charges are expected to be filed.
The discovery of Logan’s remains brings closure to a case that has remained unsolved for nearly two decades. As the investigation continues, the community awaits justice for the young boy who went missing so many years ago.